Versatile actor Manoj Bajpayee turns a year older, and his love story with his wife Shabana Raza is revealed in his biography titled 'Manoj Bajpayee- Kuch Paane Ki Zid' The most adored actor, Manoj Bajpayee turns 53 today. He's familiar to the Telugu audience with his work in films such as Satya (1998), Prema Katha (1999), Happy (2006), Puli (2010) and Vedam (2010). After the stupendous success of his recent web series ‘The Family Man 2’, in which he co-starred along with Samantha and Priyamani, Manoj is currently shooting for the third season of the franchise, and also has another web series project along with two Bollywood films in his kitty. The Happy actor is happily married to actress Shabana Raza and the couple hava a child together named Ava Nyla. Shabana Aza, popularly known by her screen name Neha, made her debut in the movie ‘Kareeb’ in Bollywood. The couple have been together for almost 12 years, and recently Manoj Bajpayee had revealed their love story in his biography 'Manoj Bajpayee - Kuch Paane Ki Zid' (which translates to: Manoj Bajpayee - A Firm Resolve To Achieve Something). They first met at a party thrown by a prominent producer in 1998, and that's when Manoj saw her. Shabana was without makeup, had oiled her hair and was wearing spectacles, and Manoj's first thought was that 'no heroine in Bollywood would have the courage to come to a party with her hair oiled', and he was instantly smitten by her simplicity. According to his biography, at the time, Shabana was battling depression as her debut film had bombed at the box-office and she had only one other film on hand. After he saw her, he built up the courage and went up to talk to her. After some initial resistance, she seemingly forgot her problems in his company and they started dating. They dated for about eight years, and the couple had tied the knot in 2006. She had quit the industry shortly after her wedding and her last on-screen appearance was in the Bollywood film ‘Acid Factory’ in 2009. On the work front, Manoj Bajpayee is working on a couple of Hindi films and the third season of 'The Family Man' series is in pre-production stage.